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Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
34
Citations
4415
World Ranking
5396
National Ranking
527

Yingfang Zhu publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yingfang Zhu sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 71 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 467 publications or more.

Yingfang Zhu D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Plant Science and Agronomy scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Yingfang Zhu sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 200 scientists 31 D-Index: 236 scientists 32 D-Index: 253 scientists 33 D-Index: 283 scientists 34 D-Index: 288 scientists 35 D-Index: 240 scientists 36 D-Index: 246 scientists 37 D-Index: 243 scientists 38 D-Index: 247 scientists 39 D-Index: 229 scientists 40 D-Index: 232 scientists 41 D-Index: 230 scientists 42 D-Index: 228 scientists 43 D-Index: 219 scientists 44 D-Index: 193 scientists 45 D-Index: 164 scientists 46 D-Index: 158 scientists 47 D-Index: 143 scientists 48 D-Index: 131 scientists 49 D-Index: 127 scientists 50 D-Index: 122 scientists 51 D-Index: 122 scientists 52 D-Index: 110 scientists 53 D-Index: 102 scientists 54 D-Index: 98 scientists 55 D-Index: 79 scientists 56 D-Index: 85 scientists 57 D-Index: 88 scientists 58 D-Index: 91 scientists 59 D-Index: 62 scientists 60 D-Index: 61 scientists 61 D-Index: 59 scientists 62 D-Index: 54 scientists 63 D-Index: 61 scientists 64 D-Index: 59 scientists 65 D-Index: 58 scientists 66 D-Index: 41 scientists 67 D-Index: 49 scientists 68 D-Index: 39 scientists 69 D-Index: 32 scientists 70 D-Index: 40 scientists 71 D-Index: 47 scientists 72 D-Index: 38 scientists 73 D-Index: 28 scientists 74 D-Index: 29 scientists 75 D-Index: 28 scientists 76 D-Index: 22 scientists 77 D-Index: 21 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 26 scientists 80 D-Index: 19 scientists 81 D-Index: 16 scientists 82 D-Index: 12 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 14 scientists 85 D-Index: 11 scientists 86 D-Index: 17 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 10 scientists 89 D-Index: 12 scientists 90 D-Index: 18 scientists 91 D-Index: 16 scientists 92 D-Index: 16 scientists 93 D-Index: 17 scientists 94 D-Index: 12 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 9 scientists 97 D-Index: 9 scientists 98 D-Index: 11 scientists 99 D-Index: 12 scientists 100 D-Index: 5 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 4 scientists 103 D-Index: 11 scientists 104 D-Index: 5 scientists 105 D-Index: 9 scientists 106 D-Index: 7 scientists 107 D-Index: 4 scientists 108 D-Index: 8 scientists 109+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 109 D-Index or more.

Best Publications

  • ABA receptor PYL9 promotes drought resistance and leaf senescence

    Yang Zhao;Yang Zhao;Zhulong Chan;Jinghui Gao;Lu Xing;Lu Xing

  • Reciprocal regulation of the TOR kinase and ABA receptor balances plant growth and stress response

    Pengcheng Wang;Pengcheng Wang;Yang Zhao;Zhongpeng Li;Chuan-Chih Hsu

  • MAP Kinase Cascades Regulate the Cold Response by Modulating ICE1 Protein Stability.

    Chunzhao Zhao;Chunzhao Zhao;Pengcheng Wang;Pengcheng Wang;Tong Si;Tong Si;Chuan-Chih Hsu

  • Loss of salt tolerance during tomato domestication conferred by variation in a Na+/K+ transporter

    Zhen Wang;Yechun Hong;Guangtao Zhu;Yumei Li

  • Analysis of interactions among the CLAVATA3 receptors reveals a direct interaction between CLAVATA2 and CORYNE in Arabidopsis

    Yingfang Zhu;Yuqing Wang;Ruili Li;Xiufen Song

  • CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASE8 Differentially Regulates Plant Immunity to Fungal Pathogens through Kinase-Dependent and -Independent Functions in Arabidopsis

    Yingfang Zhu;Craig M. Schluttenhoffer;Pengcheng Wang;Fuyou Fu

  • The LRXs-RALFs-FER module controls plant growth and salt stress responses by modulating multiple plant hormones.

    Chunzhao Zhao;Wei Jiang;Omar Zayed;Xin Liu

  • The tomato OST1–VOZ1 module regulates drought-mediated flowering

    Unknown

  • Membrane microdomains and the cytoskeleton constrain AtHIR1 dynamics and facilitate the formation of an AtHIR1-associated immune complex.

    Xueqin Lv;Yanping Jing;Jianwei Xiao;Yongdeng Zhang

  • An Arabidopsis Nucleoporin NUP85 modulates plant responses to ABA and salt stress.

    Yingfang Zhu;Bangshing Wang;Kai Tang;Kai Tang;Chuan-Chih Hsu

  • CDK8 is associated with RAP2.6 and SnRK2.6 and positively modulates abscisic acid signaling and drought response in Arabidopsis

    Yingfang Zhu;Pengcheng Huang;Pengcheng Guo;Leelyn Chong

  • Genome-wide DNA mutations in Arabidopsis plants after multigenerational exposure to high temperatures

    Zhaogeng Lu;Zhaogeng Lu;Jiawen Cui;Li Wang;Nianjun Teng

  • Type One Protein Phosphatase 1 and Its Regulatory Protein Inhibitor 2 Negatively Regulate ABA Signaling

    Yueh-Ju Hou;Yingfang Zhu;Yingfang Zhu;Pengcheng Wang;Pengcheng Wang;Yang Zhao;Yang Zhao

  • Universal Plant Phosphoproteomics Workflow and Its Application to Tomato Signaling in Response to Cold Stress.

    Chuan-Chih Hsu;Yingfang Zhu;Yingfang Zhu;Yingfang Zhu;Justine V. Arrington;Juan Sebastian Paez

  • A high-continuity and annotated tomato reference genome

    Unknown

  • A signal cascade originated from epidermis defines apical-basal patterning of Arabidopsis shoot apical meristems.

    Unknown

  • <i>ZmERF21</i> directly regulates hormone signaling and stress‐responsive gene expression to influence drought tolerance in maize seedlings

    Unknown

  • Secretion of Phospholipase DΔ Functions as a Regulatory Mechanism in Plant Innate Immunity

    Jingjing Xing;Jingjing Xing;Xiaojuan Li;Xiaojuan Li;Xiaohua Wang;Xueqin Lv

  • A natural promoter variation of SlBBX31 confers enhanced cold tolerance during tomato domestication

    Unknown

  • Sterols regulate endocytic pathways during flg22-induced defense responses in Arabidopsis

    Yaning Cui;Yaning Cui;Xiaojuan Li;Xiaojuan Li;Meng Yu;Meng Yu;Ruili Li;Ruili Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Jian-Kang Zhu
Jian-Kang Zhu Southern University of Science and Technology
Jinxing Lin
Jinxing Lin University of Minnesota
Yang Zhao
Yang Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
W. Andy Tao
W. Andy Tao Purdue University West Lafayette
Jozef Šamaj
Jozef Šamaj Palacký University, Olomouc
Tesfaye Mengiste
Tesfaye Mengiste Purdue University West Lafayette
Chuanyou Li
Chuanyou Li Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hon-Ming Lam
Hon-Ming Lam Chinese University of Hong Kong
František Baluška
František Baluška University of Bonn
Sanwen Huang
Sanwen Huang Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

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